RGV Sports Hall of Fame Program 2022

Our Mission

What does the Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame do? People who have done great things in sports many years ago are what we are all about.

There’s a common thread among our board members – we love sports, and we love history. The greatest achievements go down in our history books.

We are the custodians of your Valley sports history. We want to recognize the very best with the fanfare they deserve. We also want to be part of the success of high school student-athletes. We award scholarships to student-athletes from all over the Valley. The financial awards assist the student-athletes with expenses for higher education or whatever future they plan. Since 2013, the RGVSHOF has co-sponsored the AllValley Sports Awards banquet with RGVSports. com to honor high school student-athletes, coaches and sports programs for their achievements during the school year.

Honoring new inductees each year at our ceremony is the highlight of the year with the Board of Directors. We on the board – as well as past inductees – remember what you have accomplished.

Counting the 2022 induction, there are now 280 men and women enshrined in 34 ceremonies, with an average of eight joining the group each summer. We also remember our 133 inductees who have passed away.

Preserving the history of the area’s games is our passion. We take it seriously, responsibly and with pride.

Selection Process

People often ask how do candidates get selected for the RGV Sports Hall of Fame? The process is both fair and thorough to ensure that every candidate is properly vetted.

The task of selecting a group of deserving people for induction into the RGV Sports Hall of Fame is a very difficult one. There are more than 120 worthy men and women in our pool of candidates who have been nominated, and new nominations continue to be submitted each year.

● The nomination pool consists of former student-athletes, amateur athletes, coaches, game athletic administrators, athletic trainers, game officials, and sports media.

● Information received in each nomination is composed into a 150-word biography by professional journalists to give the Board and eventual voters equal information about each inductee.

● Nominees are grouped into like categories to make objective comparisons to determine the most worthy candidate. For example, football coaches are grouped together, baseball athletes are grouped together, sports officials are grouped together, and so on.

● The Board then has the difficult task to narrow that list to about 30 to create a ballot. Achievements by all nominees are compared in subgroups by activity as equally as possible to achieve fairness.

● Nominees from the previous year who received a significant number of votes but fell just short of induction are automatically placed on the ballot.

● The ballots are then sent by mail and email to past inductees, who vote for the nominees they feel are the most deserving of induction.

● The results of the votes from past inductees are then tabulated. The Board uses results of the votes of past inductees as a blueprint to determine the next class.

While the RGV Sports Hall of Fame may be heavy with football athletes and coaches during the early years, we recognize the contributions of nominees from all sports and those whose careers have been engulfed in Valley sports.

We strive to remain objective and fair to honor the most deserving people. We will continue to focus on uncovering outstanding achievements of men and women throughout Valley sports history.